Construction Project Manager - Custom Homes

Your new company:

Join a well-established luxury residential developer/builder delivering multi-million custom homes, townhomes, and high-end renovation projects across the Washington DC market.

This role is ideal for a Project Manager looking to take on more responsibility beyond day-to-day project execution. You'll gain exposure to budgeting, estimating, client presentations, project planning, and business development, while working directly with company leadership and clients on high-profile residential projects.

What You'll Be Doing:

As a Construction Project Manager, you'll play a key role in the successful planning, budgeting, and delivery of luxury residential construction projects across the Washington DC area.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading projects through preconstruction, budgeting, procurement, construction, and final delivery phases.
• Preparing conceptual budgets, detailed estimates, cost analyses, and project forecasts for prospective and active projects.
• Developing proposals, client presentations, project narratives, and competitive responses for new business opportunities.
• Participating in client interviews, project pursuits, and relationship-building efforts with prospective homeowners, architects, and referral partners.
• Reviewing plans, specifications, and design documents to provide constructability and cost guidance during preconstruction.
• Managing project schedules, budgets, reporting, and overall project controls.
• Acting as a primary point of contact for clients throughout the project lifecycle and ensuring a best-in-class customer experience.
• Collaborating with architects, designers, consultants, and subcontractors to align project objectives and expectations.
• Supporting contract negotiations, procurement strategies, change management, and financial reporting.
• Presenting project updates, budget reviews, and strategic recommendations to clients and company leadership.
• Identifying opportunities to enhance project efficiency, client satisfaction, and overall project performance.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of experience as a Project Manager working for a General Contractor.
• Experience in new construction and/or renovations of Luxury Residential, Custom Homes project, preference for that experience to be in Washington DC.
• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, procurement activities, subcontractor buyout, change orders, and project financials.
• Strong estimating, budgeting, and cost-control experience.
• Experience preparing proposals, qualifications packages, presentations, or participating in project pursuits and client interviews is highly desirable.
• Ability to communicate effectively with homeowners, architects, consultants, and executive stakeholders.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen with an understanding of project profitability and client management.

What's In It For You?

• Competitive base salary of $110,000 - $130,000 (depending on experience)
• Performance and project-completion bonuses
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) with company match
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• Clear career progression into Senior Construction Management, Project Management, or leadership positions
• Exposure to some of the most prestigious and architecturally impressive residential projects in the DC market
• Join a company where quality is valued over volume and where your work will leave a lasting impact
• Direct access to ownership and the ability to influence project outcomes and company growth